Meet the D'Alessios!

Our dedicated volunteers have worked tirelessly with our Board of Directors to review all qualified applicants and the results are in: Sharon D'Alessio and her two young boys, Tyree and Imir, from Woodbridge, New Jersey, will be our next partner family! Congratulations to the D'Alessio family as we work with the Queenship of Mary Church to help make their family's dreams of home ownership, safety and security a reality. Click here to read Sharon's letter to Habitat.

Current Status:

September 14: Family is all moved in! Click here to read more about the House Blessing Ceremony.

Groundbreaking Ceremony Held

The groundbreaking ceremony was held Sunday, April 22 under a glorious sky.

Special Thanks to the Queenship of Mary Church of Plainsboro, New Jersey

With the help of our sponsors of Partner Home # 8, the Queenship of Mary Church ("QOM") of Plainsboro, New Jersey, we're building momentum towards the construction of our next partner home, scheduled to begin in Spring 2007. Thanks for all of their support and we look forward to a long and fulfilling reltionship going forward. Click here to visit the QOM Habitat Project page.

Queenship of Mary Charette Event

The Queenship of Mary Church recently held a Charette - a weekend afternoon event where about 40 parish members met to create home design ideas for discussion (click images for a larger view). The Charette event was modeled on the French architectural school rules of students doing quick designs and then presenting their designs to the other groups. Each of 6 tables of families worked with a QOM architect to come up with a design.

 

At the team tables, adults and children could contribute to creating drawings of home elements such as: the ideal house blueprint, ideas for living space, items that could be included for families, color, efficient shelving / storage, space use in the home and “green” ideas for conservation. It was a fun, worthwhile way for parish members to understand what the process is for making all the pieces come together to build not just a house, but a Habitat home.

 

Watch A Family's Dreams Become Reality

Stay tuned for images of the construction of Partner Home # 8!

Date						Description
September, 2006						Meet the QOM architect
April, 2007						Site excavated and graded Foundation walls poured Installed foundation plumbing Obtain Foundation inspection Pour foundation slab Completed framing and sheathing
May, 2007						Installed roof trusses Construct porch
June, 2007						Started siding, windows Wired TV / Phone Completed insulation and framing
July, 2007						Install drywall, finish siding, hang gutters, install doors and install trim
August, 2007						Finished Interior painting, finishing work, installed flooring, installed cabinets, installed driveway, installed shed pad, seeded yard, delivered appliances, installed countertops, passed inspections.
September, 2007						Completed landscaping and seeing; hung blinds.